Stereotypes

[Strike For The South]

And Texans are loud obnoxious know-it-alls. Much like some Bavarians.

I am a stereotypical druid I guess. Gandalf’s brother. LOL

This would upset me If I ever claimed anything to the contrary

[Secura]

Graffiti is not art

Graffiti is a pox

To me, it depends on what's been painted; someone's name mindlessly sprayed? Ugh. Something like the image I linked before... that's art, even if it isn't Louvre material. :P

If you like street art, have you heard of Banksy?

Yup, he's one of the reasons I became so interested in trying my stuff on a bigger scale.

[thefluffyone93]

[Strike For The South]

To me, it depends on what's been painted; someone's name mindlessly sprayed? Ugh. Something like the image I linked before... that's art, even if it isn't Louvre material. :P

Meh if it's not some gang banger it's a middle class hipster trying to make a political statement that ends up looking like something that may be considered passable at the rehab clinic

All the examples I am ever given end up being day or even week long affairs in which the street or building is cornered off so the "artist" can practice his "craft". Lets be honest, thats not real life


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[naut]

To me, it depends on what's been painted; someone's name mindlessly sprayed? Ugh. Something like the image I linked before... that's art, even if it isn't Louvre material. :P

Hmmm. A marathon runner doesn't start by doing the whole marathon that moment. They first must train to be able to run that marathon. An artist is no different, very few people start able to paint beautiful murals. No, most start by tagging, from there your ideas and ability grows and if you stick with it your style develops and you can create some lovely stuff. Street art is all about composition. Composition is key, a simple addition to a sign, a wall that can be painted to look like a face, etc.

Composition:


Plus, Banksy has been in the Louvre, he hung up one of his works there and it stayed there for several days.

Yup, he's one of the reasons I became so interested in trying my stuff on a bigger scale.

Banksy is pretty cool, some of his stuff is excellent. But, John Fekner and Xavier Prou (Blek le Rat) are the real deal though, the real old school stencil artists, Banksy owes a lot to them.

And Strike, street art is about using everything as a canvas, it's about making the world around you yours. Whether that is by writing your name or leaving a footprint in some mud. It's just raw creativity.



It's not for nothing that this years TED Prize winner was a street artist, JR: